Word Meaning 戻る

もとる motoru

戻る is read as もとる (motoru) and means to go against.

Meaning

English

  1. to go against
  2. to act contrary to
  3. to run counter to
  4. to deviate from

Reading

Kana

もとる

Romaji

motoru

Writing Variants

  • 悖る もとる motoru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 143740 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戻す

もどす

to recover (of a market price)

戻し

もどし

returning

戻り

もどり

return (from a procedure)

戻入

れいにゅう

reversal of monies, funds, commissions

戻し交配

もどしこうはい

backcross

立ち戻る

たちもどる

to return

舞い戻る

まいもどる

to come back

調子が戻る

ちょうしがもどる

to get back to normal

意識が戻る

いしきがもどる

to recover consciousness

引き戻す

ひきもどす

to bring back

後戻り

あともどり

retrogression

Example Sentences

10

I'll be back.

I will be back soon.

At seven I'll be back.

I'll be back in three minutes.

I'll be back in half an hour.

I will be back soon.

I'll be back at six.

I'll be back by six o'clock.

I'll be back tomorrow night.

When do you plan to get back?